Report: Gainesville man shoots at brother’s truck

Sunday

Twenty-two-year-old Thomas Totulis fired several pistol rounds into the ground and at another man's truck.

A man was arrested Saturday afternoon after deputies say he fired a pistol into the ground, drove toward his brother and fired several rounds from his pistol into the brother’s truck.

Thomas Totulis, 22, of Gainesville, and his brother had been drinking all day and drove in separate trucks to take a friend home, according to an arrest report from the Alachua County Sheriff’s Office. Totulis’ truck pulled over because of a mechanical issue, and the two brothers began arguing.

The brother drove the friend home, leaving Totulis behind, the report said. Totulis became angry and fired a round from a pistol into the ground.

Shortly after the brother returned home, Totulis drove his truck at a high speed toward him as he stood beside his vehicle, narrowly missing him, the report said.

Totulis then got out of the truck and the two men began a physical fight, according to the report. Totulis struck the man in the face with a closed fist, deputies said, before returning to his truck.

He then drove past the man and fired his pistol toward the brother’s truck, the report said.

Bullets hit the driver’s side rear tire and rim, the report said, and some missed the brother by four feet.